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Life sciences: general issues
Hardback. This is an international, interdisciplinary work of reference in the field of ecology and environmental studies. It tells the story of the history of the concept of ecology and adds to the historical and philosophical debate over this multifaceted discipline. Editor(s): Schwarz, Astrid; Jax, Kurt. Num Pages: 444 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PSAF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 25. Weight in Grams: 853.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 444
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789048197439
- ISBN
- 9789048197439
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 285.24
€ 285.24
Hardback. In this era of political transition, are we more or less secure than before? This book connects the concepts of security and safety, focusing on the transportation of dangerous materials. It shows how to avoid risks and deal with any problems that do arise. Editor(s): Brugnoli, Alberto. Series: NATO Science for Peace and Security Series C: Environmental Security. Num Pages: 165 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KNXC; LA; PNRL; PSAF; RNP; RNR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 12. Weight in Grams: 470.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 165
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789048197316
- ISBN
- 9789048197316
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 202.25
€ 202.25
Hardback. Includes the proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Cognitive Neurodynamics that was held in 2009, which reviews the progress in this field since the 1st ICCN -2007. Editor(s): Wang, Rubin; Gu, Fanji. Num Pages: 778 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PBWR; PSAN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 41. Weight in Grams: 1260.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 778
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789048196944
- ISBN
- 9789048196944
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 376.26
€ 376.26
Hardback. Presenting the latest research in wetland science, this volume explores the use of constructed wetlands for wastewater treatment, wetland hydrology and evapotranspiration. Additional topics include the affects wetlands have on landscape temperature and the chemical properties of wetland soils. Num Pages: 330 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PSAF; PSTS; RNC; TQSW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 21. Weight in Grams: 741.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 330
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789048195848
- ISBN
- 9789048195848
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 196.07
€ 196.07
Hardcover. Presenting a holistic and abstract perspective of tumors, this volume aims to provide personalized diagnostic and therapeutic strategies for the control of metastatic tumor disease. Readers will find ways to record tumor biology that are based on different sciences, in addition to other strategies. Editor(s): Reichle, Albrecht. Series: The Tumor Microenvironment. Num Pages: 568 pages, biography. BIC Classification: MB; MJCL; PSAJ; TDCW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 162 x 28. Weight in Grams: 1104.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Edition
- 2010th Edition
- Number of pages
- 500
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789048195305
- ISBN
- 9789048195305
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 253.75
€ 253.75
hardcover. Sustainable agriculture is a rapidly growing field aiming at producing food and energy in a sustainable way. This book series analyzes current agricultural issues and proposes alternative solutions. It includes a list of biofuels to counter climate change. Editor(s): Lichtfouse, Eric. Series: Sustainable Agriculture Reviews. Num Pages: 400 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PSAF; PST; RBGB; RNPG; RNU; TV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 22. Weight in Grams: 735.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Edition
- 2011th Edition
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789048195121
- ISBN
- 9789048195121
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 201.85
€ 201.85
Hardback. Angiogenesis is the growth of new blood vessels and is a key process during pathological disease progression. This book offers a definitive guide to the pathology of all the major angiogenic diseases and includes detailed descriptions of the latest protocols. Editor(s): Slevin, Mark. Num Pages: 446 pages, biography. BIC Classification: MFGC; MFN; MJCL; PSAN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 25. Weight in Grams: 912.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 446
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789048194940
- ISBN
- 9789048194940
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 252.50
€ 252.50
Hardback. The Asko meetings were an annual forum where leading economists and ecologists developed solutions for a myriad of issues and challenges surrounding sustainable development. This book showcases ten papers chosen from the Asko meetings held from 1993 to 2002. Editor(s): Soderqvist, Tore; Sundbaum, Anna; Folke, Carl; Maler, Karl-Goran. Num Pages: 246 pages, 2 black & white tables, 1 colour tables, biography. BIC Classification: GT; J; KC; PDZ; PSAF; RN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 242 x 159 x 14. Weight in Grams: 528.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 246
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789048194759
- ISBN
- 9789048194759
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 195.25
€ 195.25
Hardback. Symbioses and Stress examines how organisms in tight symbiotic associations cope with abiotic and biotic stress. Presenting new findings on symbioses by experts and leading scholars in the field, this volume complements courses and lectures in biology and genetics. Editor(s): Seckbach, Joseph; Grube, Martin. Series: Cellular Origin, Life in Extreme Habitats and Astrobiology. Num Pages: 630 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PSAJ; PSG; PSP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 38. Weight in Grams: 1267.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 630
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789048194483
- ISBN
- 9789048194483
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 431.76
€ 431.76
Ascorbate-glutathione Pathway and Stress Tolerance in Plants
. Ed(S): Anjum, Naser A.; Umar, Shahid; Chan,...
Hardback. Deals with the information gained through the cross-talks and inter-relationship studies on the physiological, biochemical and molecular aspects of the cumulative response of various components of AsA-GSH pathway to stress factors and their significance in plant stress tolerance. Editor(s): Anjum, Naser A.; Umar, Shahid; Chan, Ming-Tsair. Num Pages: 443 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PSAF; PSTD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 25. Weight in Grams: 824.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 443
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789048194032
- ISBN
- 9789048194032
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 258.47
€ 258.47
Hardback. This book traces the interrelation of plants and animals from early terrestrial life to modern agriculture. Thirty-eight authors offer studies describing carnivorous plants, nectar-producing plants, and the harnessing of bees by humans, to pollinate crops. Editor(s): Seckbach, Joseph; Dubinsky, Zvy. Series: Cellular Origin, Life in Extreme Habitats and Astrobiology. Num Pages: 548 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PSAF; PSTS; TV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 243 x 164 x 40. Weight in Grams: 1058.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 548
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789048193158
- ISBN
- 9789048193158
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 253.57
€ 253.57
Hardback. By providing a synthesis of taxonomic and ecological information on New Zealand's freshwater fish, this book connects the country's geological past to contemporary distribution patterns. It distinctly separates the roles of history and ecology in a fauna. Series: Fish & Fisheries Series. Num Pages: 450 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PSA; PSP; RNKH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 244 x 168 x 35. Weight in Grams: 930.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 450
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789048192700
- ISBN
- 9789048192700
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 252.76
€ 252.76
Eurasian Arctic Land Cover and Land Use in a Changing Climate
. Ed(S): Gutman, Garik; Reissell, Anni
Hardback. This book compiles studies on interactions of land-cover and land-use change with climate in a region where warming is most pronounced. Covers the latest satellite sensing combined with GIS, assesses current land-cover changes and potential future scenarios. Editor(s): Gutman, Garik; Reissell, Anni. Num Pages: 306 pages, biography. BIC Classification: J; PSAF; RGM; RGW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 23. Weight in Grams: 721.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 306
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789048191178
- ISBN
- 9789048191178
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 129.59
€ 129.59
Hardback. Written from a genome-based perspective, this volume provides an objective overview of transcription factor biochemistry. Topics include known transcription factor classes, origins and evolution of transcription factor types, and mechanisms of interaction with chromatin. Editor(s): Hughes, Timothy R. Series: Subcellular Biochemistry. Num Pages: 320 pages, biography. BIC Classification: MBGR; PSAK1; PSB; PSF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 23. Weight in Grams: 643.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789048190683
- ISBN
- 9789048190683
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 250.72
€ 250.72
Hardback. This book offers a detailed guide for setting up and operating a molecular diagnostic laboratory, including step-by-step protocols for diagnostic assays, criteria for choice of molecular test, and a description of quality requirements for the lab. Editor(s): Carter, Ian W. J.; Schuller, Margret; James, Gregory S.; Sloots, Theo P. Num Pages: 465 pages, biography. BIC Classification: MJCJ; MMFM; PD; PSA; PSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 163 x 37. Weight in Grams: 942.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Edition
- 2010
- Number of pages
- 465
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789048190386
- ISBN
- 9789048190386
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 252.70
€ 252.70
Hardback. This book completes medical care by adding the comprehensive humanistic perspectives and philosophy of medicine. It discusses many issues of medical treatment, moral approaches or legal advice and offers a new way of thinking which it explains and illustrates. Series: International Library of Ethics, Law, and the New Medicine. Num Pages: 566 pages, biography. BIC Classification: MBDC; PSAD. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 31. Weight in Grams: 973.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 566
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789048188666
- ISBN
- 9789048188666
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 260.66
€ 260.66
Hardback. This book examines the integrated sustainable management of coastal water bodies. The main topic of this book is not the ecology according to its accepted meaning, but rather the 'places and people' who survive on the coastal zones of the Mediterranean. Editor(s): Scapini, Felicita; Ciampi, Gabriele. Num Pages: 167 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1QRM; PSAF; RGBP; RNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 15. Weight in Grams: 478.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 167
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789048188536
- ISBN
- 9789048188536
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.97
€ 127.97
Hardback. Serious congenital malformations are a major contributor to infant death rate worldwide. The cause of many however is still unknown. The wide range of these causes makes the defects of interest to those in a wide range of medical and investigatory backgrounds. Num Pages: 266 pages, biography. BIC Classification: MBGR; MBNS; MJCJ; MJT; MJW; PSA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 1270.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 266
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789048188192
- ISBN
- 9789048188192
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 199.54
€ 199.54
Hardcover. This volume integrates the latest findings on earliest life forms, identified and characterized in some of the oldest rocks on Earth. It places emphasis on the integration of analytical methods with observational techniques and experimental simulations. Editor(s): Golding, Suzanne D. (The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia); Glikson, Miryam. Num Pages: 316 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PHVB; PSAJ; RBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 239 x 160 x 26. Weight in Grams: 746.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Edition
- 2011th Edition
- Number of pages
- 450
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789048187935
- ISBN
- 9789048187935
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 195.88
€ 195.88
Hardback. The revised edition of this book uses case studies on genetically modified food, animals in research, nanotechnology and climate change to probe the relationship of ethics to religion and show the relevance of ethical reasoning to land, food and technology. Editor(s): Comstock, Gary L. Num Pages: 482 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPQ; PSA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 161 x 37. Weight in Grams: 990.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Edition
- 2nd ed. 2010
- Number of pages
- 482
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789048187911
- ISBN
- 9789048187911
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 109.43
€ 109.43